But like the 10-rupee coin, it will be two-toned. While the outer ring will be 65 per cent copper, 15 per cent zinc and 20 per nickel, the inner disc will be 75 per cent copper, 20 per cent zinc and five percent nickel.

Interestingly, it was nearly 10 years ago, in March 2009, that the Reserve Bank of India had issued the first 10-rupee coin.

Since then, there have been 13 iterations of the coin, often leading to confusion among the public.

People have claimed that some traders have refused some variants of the 10-rupee coin, assuming them to be fake.

Last year, the RBI issued a clarification saying that all 14 kinds of coins continue to be legal tender.

Unlike currency notes, coins have a longer life and hence, coins that are released over a long period continue to stay in circulation simultaneously, the RBI said.